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■ oe: i ■ i i School Bus ■•■■■. __ Routes ' in Town Crier next week ©rier (Eptakflhurg - Jflilininqtoti C0PVRIGM1 1983 WHMINGIOh WAS CO WC 6582346 28TH YEAR, NO 34 All RIGHTS WSJHVfD WILMINGTON, MASS.. AUGUST 24. 1983 PUB NO 635 340 34 PAGES sow. f MINTS Two town meetings this fall • Wilmington voters will be not due until Sept 27. the plans turned down il a held concern was that when the cost called into town meeting twice An early October town house were included There was ol the school is bonded, the In the next two months. The first meeting was precluded by no state funding lor a field principle and interest would be special town meeting will be on vacations ol key personnel, house The plans, though, do deducted Irom the town's first Sept. 19. A second meeting will meaning that the vote on the include a new gymnasium. levy limit. II the money is be held in late October, but no school plans could not be taken The price tag has not been set. bonded, then cuts might have to firm date has yet been until late October. It the town lie said, but the architect has be made elsewhere to come up established. were to delay an extra month in said that the cost will be over $3 with the money. The business ol the first setting the tax rate, Stapczynski million. TheSBAB is expected to "It's a question of how much meeting will be to accept state said. Hie cost ol borrowing pick up 50 to 55 percent ol the we get back from the state,'' aid and finalize the budget. The would exceed the cost ol another cost said the town manager "It also second special town meeting in town meeting. Chairman Dan Ballou said, depends it new construction October will be to vote on Selectman Jim Stewart said thai he had been interested in continues." proposed renovations for the that the Permanent Building having more than just one set ol Nicki Johnson, president of high school. Committee had narrowed its plans to take before the voters the Chamber ol Commerce, Monday night, Town Manager choice down to one set ol plans to Selectman Kocco DePasquale asked il it would be possible for Buzz Stapczynski told the submit to the School Building said thai the committee had the Permanent Building 1 * * selectmen that he had decided Assistance Bureau These plans, started out looking lor a held Committee to prepare a j^rm two meetings because of the he said, do not include a held house. When the NESDC report separate article in the warrant need for prompt action on the house Stewati indicated that came out, he said, tins look a for a held house. Stewart replied ' budget and a delay in getting the committee had learned thai back seal that Ihe state would not allow • _j The Wilmington Recreation Department held its last pool state approval tor the high it would be more likely lo have Slevvarl said (hat another splitting a proposal. party of the summer at the Staffiere home on Drury l.ane last school plans. The state ruling is Splash Friday. The children took five-minute shifts in the pool, to avoid overcrowding. Town meeting will decide official map ca>e All that Mary Ann Delaney has never been paved. The did not," said Gillis. "There was "They did not give me a yes or a no, so I don't see how any 20 wants to do is build a house and residents ol the street want to no variance given." day limit is in force." she said. move in. keep it that way. preferring the Harriet Lombard ot Glen Selectman Jim Stewart said The Board of Appeals has rustic beauty ot a country lane Road said that she had a map granted her permsission to build over the convenience ol a paved Irom before 1865 which showed that a town meeting vote would a house, with one restriction. All road They feel that it is a much the road She said that her leave no question on the hard- ship issue she has to do is pave 1000 feet ol safer place lo raise children iaiinly had owned land there, street, a very expensive Miss Delaney appeared before bul I ha I her brother had not Joseph McIVlenimeii, an associate member ol the Board proposition. the Board ol Selectmen on been allowed lo build ol Appeals, said that hardship is The problem comes about Monday night with Dan Gillis. "They just hamstring you. allowed as an issue on zoning because of the town's official former selectman and planning The> expect you to put out map law, passed ten years ago. board member, now on the thousands ol dollars.," she said cases but not on olhcial map That law recognizes certain Wilmington Housing Authority: Tom Southmayd, brother-in- cases. Gillis had asked il the streets as legal for building, and They were exploring how she law lo Mary Ann Delaney, was selectmen would .sponsor an requires anyone building could go about building the allowed to build a house on the els"where to build a legal street house without building the road road about eight years ago. He article on the warrant in the September special town Tne intent ol the law was to Town Manager Buzz Stapc- reviewed Ihe process by which meeting. Selectman Rocco i prohibit speculative builders zynski said that he had con- he was allowed lo build. The irom building at the end ol dirt sulted with the (own counsel, variance was granted by the DePasquale persuaded him to road and selling the house, with and was told that a two-thirds Board ol Selectmen, which then prepare an article lor the Oc- wa i >vH:ng a::'Ihe Hoar* of tober speota! tewn raeohng. This nc jieg^«d (C9'4SK -read; This* > gU' o' .t'Wi tnasttag would be would allow Gillis, not the practice had left many new required to change the olhcial Appeals on official map cases. homeowners expecting the town map. Southmayd said there was no selectmen, to write the article. Also it would allow them to ask to pave the street. In asking lor a variance from way he would wanl the road friends to attend the meeting Miss Delaney's case comes the olhcial map. Miss Delaney paved and support the article. about because her land is on a had brought indication of a Miss Delaney pressed the si reel not recognized by the hardship before the board. She- board on the hardship issue. Because more than 20 days had official map. She wants to build was bothered (hat the board had a house on Marion Street Ex- not even ruled on the hardship lapsed since Ihe Board ol Ap- TOWN OF WILMINGTON tension. She grew up on that issue. peals rendered its decision, she road, and her parents and sister "I started this some time ago could not appeal it in court, both live there Interest rates are going up. although she said she telt she When the olhcial map was Everyone seems lo be making should be allowed lo because the issued and approved, il did not light ol something that I lake board, she telt, had not rendered very seriously."" a proper decision recognize Marion Street Ex- NOTICE "They (Board ol Appeals) say tension The Board of Selectmen hereby The road has been there for they gave a variance, but they TOWN OK WILMINGTON gives notice thai there will be a well over a hundred years, bul Special Town Meeting held TOWN Oh WILMINGTON September 19. 1983 at 7:30 p.m. to be TOWN OF WILMINGTON held at Ihe Barrows Auditorium in the High School, Church Street, in said Town of Wilmington Daniel H. Ballou. Jr BOARD OF SELECTMEN Chairman. Board Notice A24.S7.14 of Selectmen Street Acceptance bv Pl'BUC SCHOOLS BOV bites s""' Aude,tr chomps on a hot dog at the Wilmington Ret NOTICE Betterment Petition SCHOOL HOURS 19X1 Town Meeting , pool partv last Friday. ■, DO(; OWNERS High: 7:50 a.m. lo 2:20 pm I'll,- Board of Selectmen of Ihe; dog All dogs must be licensed by Intermediate: 7:55 am to 2:20 September I This is the last chance, Town of Wilminglon gives notice! One C ^econb p.m. thai all informal petitions for war- after September 1, owners will be Elementary: 8:55 am lo 2 55 fined $15 00 rant articles for Acceptance of. , Chance WILMINGTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, INC. p.m. Streets by the Betterment Plan, so As il stands now fees are $3 (HI, Kindergarten: 8:55 am to II 25 , 'aion Autumn Self Enrichment Sessions male and spayed females. $f>00 called, in the Town of Wilminglon Gieal Han care a.m. (first session!; 1225 p m. (o for (he Annual Town Meeting of 1984. Registration Night female; $10 00 late charge, town 2:55p.m. I second session i for Men & Women bylaw Ch 29 must be filed wiih Ihe office of HN^ September 12. 1983. 7 8:30 p.m. School starls on Wednesdaj Town Clerk. Town Hall, Wilmington, at atlordaDle prices All dogs three months old or older Seplember 7, 1983 There will he a no later than 4:30 p m on September Wilmington High School Caletena must be licensed G.L I40('h i:i8and FULL DAY for all students Ihe first 658-7926 lfi, 1983 364 R Middlesex Ave See large ad on page S-' ol this paper lor a 141 day of school.